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SMART-TD serves Section 6 notice on carriers

November 20, 2019 On November 20, SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) General Chairpersons served on railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) the SMART-TD’s intended amendments to agreements affecting rates of pay, rules and working conditions. Such noti [...]

Tags 2019 National Rail Contract negotiations, 2019 Section 6 notices, collective bargaining, Coordinated Bargaining Coalition, National Carriers' Conference Committee

Reminder: Section 6 proposals due by Sept. 30

September 12, 2019 ATTENTION: All SMART Transportation Division members employed by rail carriers negotiating under the umbrella of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). As you are likely aware, on August 16, 2019, the SMART Transportation Division began the process of formulating [...]

Tags 2019 Section 6 notices, Association of General Chairpersons, National Carriers' Conference Committee, National Contract Negotiations, Railway Labor Act

Seeking proposals for Section 6 notices

August 16, 2019 The SMART Transportation Division is beginning the process of formulating Section 6 notices to be served on rail carriers negotiating under the umbrella of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), which will include proposals to increase wages, benefits and improve [...]

Tags 2019 Section 6 notices, Association of General Chairpersons, National Carriers' Conference Committee, National Contract Negotiations, Railway Labor Act

Updated books spell out federal laws for rail and bus members

July 31, 2019 The safety coordinator to the SMART Transportation Division Designated Legal Counsel has updated a pair of publications that offer comprehensive surveys of federal laws that cover TD members who work in the rail industry and who work as bus operators. “What Every Railro [...]

Tags book, bus driver regulations, Larry Mann, rail safety

President Previsich testifies before House subcommittee

June 20, 2019 SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich testifies Thursday afternoon before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich appeared before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads, [...]

Tags Federal Railroad Administration, House Rail Subcommittee, SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich

Legislative update: Where national bills of importance stand

June 10, 2019 Here’s a quick update on where legislation important to SMART Transportation Division members stands on a national level: The Safe Freight Act in the U.S. House (H.R. 1748), national two-person crew legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Young in March, has 60 co-spons [...]

Tags H.R. 1748, H.R. 2449, H.R.1139, Legislative Action Center, S. 436, Washington D.C.

Crew van bill becomes law in Wash. state

May 22, 2017 After a prolonged five-year battle against the railroad carriers’ opposition to legislation to ensure the safety of their own employees; ESHB 1105, the number one priority of the SMART TD Washington State Legislative Board, was finally enacted into statute law May 16, w [...]

Tags crew van accident, crew van law, Herb Krohn, hours-of-service, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, WUTC

Bus employers ask to have hours of service law cut

May 7, 2013 SEPTA and Port Authority employers are awaiting a decision to be made by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on whether or not they can continue to ignore state law and keep drivers on the clock for shifts lasting up to 18 hours. SEPTA drivers can work up [...]

Tags bus, hours of service, hours of service law, PennDOT, SEPTA

FRA issues new report on fatigue

February 25, 2013 The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a new report on the status of fatigue among railroad industry employees. In 2001, the FRA began examining the fatigue status of safety-critical railroad employees by using logbooks to collect work and sleep data over a period of [...]

Tags fatigue, FRA, sleep

FRA interprets hours-of-service laws

March 2, 2012 WASHINGTON – In a Feb. 29, 2012, Federal Register notice, the Federal Railroad Administration provides its interpretation of hours-of-service laws “arising out of some of the complex and important amendments enacted in 2008 to the Federal railroad safety laws that govern such [...]